Machine for roughening clay ribbon.



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APPLICATION FILED M AR.10'. 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. I0. 1916.

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Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

2 sHETs-sHsET 2 CHARLES J'. BARNETT, OF NEODESHA, KANSAS.

MACHINE FOR ROUGHENING CLAY RIBBON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

Application filed March 10, 1916. Serial No. 83,358.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that 1, Crraiznns J. BARNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Neodesha, in the county of Wilson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Machines for Roughening Clay Ribbon, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in brick machines of that class which employ the stiff-mud process, wherein a clay-ribbon is produced and is cut into brick sizes, ready for the kiln; and has particular reference vto means for matting or roughening the surface or surfaces of the ribbon preferably prior to the cutting thereof, whereby the surface or surfaces of the brick will have a peculiar heavy rough appearance.

An important object of the invention is to provide a machine of the above mentioned character', which is adapted to operate in a highly expeditious manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a machine, which is adjustable to act upon different sizes of ribbons.

@ther objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed `to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a front side elevation of the machine embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine, and,

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

1n the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the stationary frame of the machine is shown as comprising vertical beams 10, having flanges 11. These beams are held stationary by any suitable means and are arranged near a brick machine 12, having a discharge chute 13 connected therewith and projecting between the beams 10. The clay-ribbon is discharged from the machine 12 through the chute 13, in the direction of the arrow.

Bolted or otherwise attached to the rear flanges 11 of the beams 10 are strips 14, eX-

tending above the beams 10 and having bearings 15, arranged thereon. These bearings are secured in place by bolts 16, operating through elongated slots 17, whereby the bearings 15 are vertically adjustable. .lournaled through the bearings 15 is a horizontal driving shaft 18, upon one end of which is rigidly mounted a pulley 19, receiving power from any suitable source.

The numeral 20 designates a reel, comprising end disks or heads 21, having hubs 22. These hubs are preferably longitudinally adjustably mounted upon the shaft 18 and are clamped thereto by bolts 23 or the like. The disks 2l are connected by preferably cylindrical rods 24, as shown. These rods have connection between their ends with an interior reinforcing ring 26, serving to prevent them bending inwardly, but it is to be understood that this ring may be omitted, if desired, and the rods 24 formed suitably stiffer.

Rigidly mounted upon the opposite end of the shaft 18 is a sprocket wheel 27, engaged by a sprocket chain 28, extending downwardly to engage a sprocket wheel 29, rigidly mounted upon the corresponding end of a lower horizontal shaft 30. This lower shaft 30 is journaled through vertically ad, justable bearings 31, contacting with the outer sides of the forward flanges 11, and secured thereto by bolts 32, operating in elongated slots 33, in the flanges. The shaft 3() has beveled gears 34 rigidly mounted thereon, engaging bevel gears 35, rigidly attached to the lower ends of vertical shafts 36. The lower portions of these shafts 36 are journaled in bearings 37, which are arranged upon a horizontal strip 38. The bearings 37 are secured thereto by bolts 39, operating in elongated slots 40 formed in the horizontal strip 38 whereby the bearings 37 are horizontally adjustable. The strip 38 has upwardly extending laterally off-set arms 41, arranged: in contact with the flanges 11. 42, receiving bolts 43, carried by the flanges 11. 1t is thus apparent that the strip 38 is vertically adjustable. The upper portions of the shafts 36 are j ournaled through bearings 44, which contact with an upper strip 45, having depending arms 46. rllhe arms 46 are provided with longitudinal slots, receiving bolts 47, whereby the horizontal strip 45 is vertically adjustable. The horizontal The arms 41 have elongated sl ots stripV is provided with elongated slots 48, receiving bolts 49, carried by the bearings 44. It is thus apparent that the bearings 44 may 'be llongitudinally adjusted upon the strip V45. Rigidly mounted upon theshafts 36 are reels 50, substantially identical with the reel 20 and comprising disks 51 connected by rods 52. Attention is called to the fact that the reels are preferably disposed at a right angle to the reel 20 and beneath the same. The reels 50 are disposed near and upon opposite sides ofthe chute 13 to contact with the opposite sides of the clayfrribbon passing through the chute 13.

In the operation of the machine, the clayribbon is fed through the chute 13 in the direction of the arrow, while the pulley 19 is driven in the direction of its arrow or counter-clockwise. The upper horizontal reel 201s therefore rotated in the same direction, in contact with the upper side of the brick ribbon. rlhe gearing between the shaft 18 and the side reels 50, is such that the latter rotate in the opposite direction to the travel of the clay-ribbon and contact with the sides thereof. The reels vare rotated at a high speed, preferably 180 revolutions per minute, and by traveling` in con tact with 'the clay-ribbon and in the opposite direction thereto, impart to the clay ribbon a peculiar heavy rough appearance. After being treated by the action ofthe reels, the clay-ribbon is conducted to a cutting machine, and formed into bricks, as is customary.

VIt is to be understood that the form of my vinvention herewith shown and described is of the invention .or the scope of the subjoined claim;

Geniet` ofvthis patent may be obtained for Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1n a machine of the character described; a pair of upstanding beams; vertically adjustable bearings arranged upon the rear side of the beams near their upper ends; means for connecting the bearings with the beams; a substantially horizontal shaft journaled through the vertically adjustable bearings; a substantially horizontal reel carried by the shaft; a pulley secured to the shaft to drive it; a substantially horizontal upper sti'ip secured 'to the forward side of thc` beams near their upper ends; bearings secured to the upper strip and adapted to be horizontally adjusted thereon; a substantially horizontal lower strip having upstanding extensions which are adjustably connected with the forward sides of the beams so that the lower strip may be raised and lowered; bearings carried by the lower strip and adapted to be adjusted horizontally thereon; substantially vertical spaced shafts journaledin the bearings carried by the upper and lower strips whereby said substantially vertical shafts are adjustable toward and away from each other; substantially vertical reels carried by the substantially vertical shafts; gears carried by the lower ends of the substantially vertical shafts; coacting gears; a lower substantially horizontal shaft carrying the co-acting gears; vertically adjustable bearings receiving the lower shaft and connected with the forward side of the beams; and gearing between corresponding ends of the upper and lower shafts.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J. BARNETT. Witnesses J. 7. BOGUE, J. T. FLOYD.

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